Great place to ride and friendly. He taught us a little history and made sure our saddles were adjusted correctly. Great overal...  Read More

Great place to ride and friendly. He taught us a little history and made sure our saddles were adjusted correctly. Great overall experience.  Read Less

I would not recommend this if you are a beginner or a woman. Or, actually, to anyone. Joe was very aggressive when we arrived f...  Read More

I would not recommend this if you are a beginner or a woman. Or, actually, to anyone. Joe was very aggressive when we arrived for our ride, which immediately put us on edge.  During the hour-long "lesson" in the corral, he spent most of the time making the four of us circle the horses trying to get them in the proper order to leave. My partner and I had ridden before, but others in our group had not and he skipped over the basics of go/stop/turn in favor of posture and posting. He was a bit rough with the horses too, but I'm guessing they are accustomed to that. Once we got out on the "trail" - which is really just a gravel road - he became creepy. Our group was five young women, and he kept mentioning how beautiful we all were, made a few inappropriate sexual innuendos, and was very insistent on a photo shoot. I understand people may want photos of themselves riding, but over ten minutes of our hour-long ride were spent with Joe trying to direct us. The ride itself was ok, if you're experienced there are a few places you get to run, but as other reviewers have mentioned, there are some very steep areas that are not comfortable/relaxing to go up and down. At the end of our ride Joe gave me a hug (he shook everyone else's hand) and invited us to have a drink in the bar on his property. My partner and I declined and left, but he was still taking more photos of the other two girls on their horses. I could tell by their faces they were uncomfortable and wanted to get off, but had never ridden before and couldn't dismount without his help. Do yourself a favor and look elsewhere.  Read Less

Booking the actual time slot was easy and stress-free. That was about the only stress-free part of the day. Let me start off by...  Read More

Booking the actual time slot was easy and stress-free. That was about the only stress-free part of the day. Let me start off by first saying, Joe is legally blind. As someone who was slightly uncomfortable on the horse, I didn't feel comforted by the fact that he couldn't really see what was happening. He was very knowledgable about the horses and the land, but the trip was less than enjoyable due to the way he spoke to the riders. Whenever we did something wrong, which was a good amount since we were beginners, he would yell at us or speak in a condescending matter. I didn't feel warmed up enough coming out of the stable to approach the VERY rocky trail at the beginning, and asked to get off and not go on the trail. He denied my request and I was forced to ride the rest of the trail. It got better after a while, but I never felt entirely safe on my horse. I wouldn't recommend this place if you are a beginner. If you have some experience riding, you're better off.  Read Less